Why Algorithms Can’t Think: “Artificial Communication” by Elena Esposito

Elena Esposito and Hans-Georg Moeller discuss intelligence, algorithms, and communication. #carefreewandering #HansGeorgMoeller #philosophy Artificial Communication: How Algorithms Produce Social Intelligence (Open Access): Elena Esposito is professor of sociology at Bielefeld University (Germany) and at the University of Bologna (Italy). In her works on fashion, finance, probability, and algorithms, she has developed the social systems theory of Niklas Luhmann (who was her PhD supervisor). 00:00 Introduction 01:33 Artificial Communication 13:13 Lists 17:54 Prediction 24:44 How are Algorithms Involved in Communication? 35:55 Picture-Taking and Escaping the Present 51:49 Algorithms as Mirrors of Profilicity ---- Outro Music: Carsick Cars - You Can Listen You Can Talk: ---- Hans-Georg Moeller is a professor at the Philoso